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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The amount of light reflected by a hue






2. Date: 1839-1906 Important: Painted Mount Saint Victoire in Aix en- Provence over 60 times. Each painting is different b/c of angle and light -Trust your own eyes - and fanatic for the truth -Light- vibrations of color-Like an impressionist- heavy han






3. Watercolor with inert white pigment mixed in. Inert pigment is pigment that becomes colorless or virtually colorless paint. In gouache - it serves to make the color opaque - which means it is used at full length - watercolor mixed with a high concent






4. A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops






5. Creates blue dye






6. French Painter - who started his career as a caricaturist - then converted to landscape painting by his early mentor Boudin. From 1890 he concentrated on series of pictures in which he painted the same subject at different times of the day in differe






7. An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing - An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing






8. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






9. In lithography - a waxy substance used to draw or paint images on a lithographic stone or plate






10. Yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof






11. Application of potassium sulphide






12. Pottery that has been fired but not yet glazed.






13. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






14. Wrought iron - hammered copper - painted tin NOT pewter






15. Enameling technique - used more gold and less color than cloisonne. Starts with thick gold piece - cut tiny troughs wherever want color to be - gold is most prominent in end - rarely has patterns engraved.






16. This technique is so called because its finished prints often resemble watercolors or wash drawings. It is a favorite method of printmakers to achieve a wide range of tonal values. The technique consists of exposing the plate to acid through a layer






17. A simple printmaking technique in which ink or paint is appleid to a metal or plastic plate - worked with various tools - and then printed onto paper using a press - roller - or other pressure.






18. Embroidery done in cross-stitch on fine single net






19. Joining small pieces of metal together using molten metal - bonding metals and alloys that melt at temperatures below 840






20. Paintings with the emphasis on inner emotions - sensations - or ideas rather than actual appearances






21. Renowned for paintings and prints






22. A philosophical doctrine and literary and dramatic movement that insists on the existence of individuals as basic and important. believes that the world is inhernetly meaningless and individuals must find meaning in their literal - concrete existence






23. A style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s - modern technique with which a painter creates optical illusions with the use of dazzling patterns - abstract art athat uses geometric shapes and vivid colors to create optical illusions - such as an il






24. An enameling technique in which thin wire partitions-cloisons-are filled with enamel. It is an art form practiced in ancient Byzantium






25. Something that supports a sculpture






26. A porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area - Roman buildings followed this Greek architectural style






27. A print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil






28. Printing process in which the printing plate that has raised that is rolled with ink to print.






29. The threads running from side to side across a fabric; wool






30. Pale green






31. Method of painting in which the colors are mixed with egg yolk or other substances - instead of oil






32. French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955) - Influences include hard sharp precision of a machine age






33. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






34. Fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure - Fusing two pieces of material using a heat process; most commonly used with metal and plastics






35. Known for his glass sculpture






36. To raise a relief design on the surface of paper through pressure-raised paper to form image - with or without ink printed






37. Technique of shading using dots to control value






38. Formed in relief by beating a metal plate from the back - leaving the impression on the face






39. Material used to imbed rings - bracelets - necklaces -etc when making hand-wrought jewelry






40. Where the revolving door was fully developed






41. A water-base paint made with casein (which is a protein precipitated from milk)






42. Network Interface Card; the device that enables a workstation to connect to the network and communicate with other computers.






43. A solid screen - covered with icons - at the front of the church - dividing the sanctuary from the body of the building.






44. Italian 'light-dark'. The gradation of light and dark values in two-dimensional imagery; especially the illusion of rounded - three-dimensional form created through gradations of light and shade rather than line.






45. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






46. Which emphasized the artist's free expression of emotion - flourished in Germany in the year immediately prior to the outbreak of World War I. Georges Rouault (1871-1958) - a French painter - is regarded as this type of painter. Portrayal of reality






47. Joining of two metals above 800F (most common) - the process of joining metal with a filler rod that melts at a temperature below the metal being joined - Uses a molten filler metal to crate joints. Capillary action is required to distribute the fill






48. A coarse - inexpensive - woven fabric; often used for making grain sacks






49. Technique of ornamenting in which small grains of metal - usually gold - are soldered to a flat surface






50. The dimension of color that is determined by the wavelength of light; what we know as the color names blue - green - and so forth.